Improvement in butter-pail covers



J. a FISHER. BUTTER-PAIL COVER.

- No. 190,203,- Patented May1,1877.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT Damon JOSEPH G. FISHER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUTTER-PAIL COVERS. V

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 190,203, dated May 1,1877; application liled March 24, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH G. FISHER, of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Butter Pail Cover, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a side view of a butter-pail to which my improved cover has been applied. Fig. 2 represents the same turned one-quarter around.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing, and then pointed out in the claims.

A represents an ordinary butter-pail, and B is its cover. The edge of the cover B may have a bevel a little greaterthan the inclination of the pail A. To the upper side of the cover B is attached a cross-bar, O, to strengthr the pail A, so that the cover B may be held securely'in place by the elasticity of the spring D.

When greater securityis required, a second spring, E, may be used, crossing the spring D at right angles, and the ends of which project sufficiently to be passed through wire loops or handles, 0 The ends of the loops or handles e are pivoted to the sides of the pail A by double-pointed. tacks a or other suitable means, so that the said loops or handles 6 may hang down along the sides of the pail A, when detached from the ends of the spring E. The loops or handles e 'may rest in transverse grooves formed in the upper side of the ends of the spring E, or light metal straps 0* may be bent around them, and their ends secured to the said spring E by small screws or tacks.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of knobs a on the pail, loop-straps d, and spring D, with the crossbar 0 attached to the upper side of the cover, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the spring D, of the cross-spring E, pivoted loop-handle e straps c and double-pointed tacks a as shown anddes ribed.

J OSEPH- GURNER FISHER-l Witnesses:

J. W. FISHER, A. W. FISHER. 

